#837C: Kimberly La Russa describes how the Ten Lives Club has managed to save the lives of 3,000 cats a year.

#837B: Wayne Pacelle, head of Animal Wellness Action, cheers the news that the Supreme Court upheld states’ rights to make their own rules about living conditions for pigs and hens. California Proposition 12 was upheld, despite efforts by the food industry to continue “cruelty tied to commerce.” 

#837A: Curtis Huttenhower is a Harvard professor and co-director of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center, who talks about their study [funded by the Morris Animal Foundation] of a cat’s gut biome and how that influences obesity. And they are looking for volunteers to send their cat’s poop and help answer the question.

#836C: Lili Chin’s charmingly illustrated book “Kitty Language: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Cat” does just that — gives you clues and hints to how and what your cat is feeling

#836B: Tammy Kaehler is a recipient of a grant from MissionMeow for her group Love Your feral Felines 

#836A: The marvelous ethologist Dr. Marc Bekoff — who has spent a lifetime watching and thinking about dogs, shares it all in his new book, “Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine” 

#835C: Hanna Fushihara teaches people how to engage their cats' very sensitive noses in a fun pursuit that until now has been only for dogs. “Nosework for cats” could be a lot more interesting than just fishing wand play for both the human and the feline!

#835B: Dr Sharon L. Campbell, ​DVM, MS, DACVIM, is the Medical Affairs Lead on Canine Chronic Pain at Zoetis, where they have developed Librela, a once-monthly injectable monoclonal antibody treatment for the control of canine osteoarthritis, since 40% of dogs of ALL ages have signs of OA.

#835A: Dr. Marty Becker spent years consulting with veterinary behaviorists to come up with the guidelines for vets, vet-techs and vet assistants to get certified in his Fear Free program — making the doctor visit much less stressful for your dog and cat.

#834B: Megan Bunting, a dog trainer in Branford, CT, talks about a client whose dog (who happened to be an otherwise sweetheart Pitbull, a breed hard-wired to fight) viciously attacked her canine housemate, who happened to be an Australian Cattle dog --- another high-drive breed.